66 Beetle with accessories - are these rare?

[jgruff]

Picked up a barn find original owner 66 and was wondering about what I think are dealer accessories. A under back seat heater. A rear window speaker box. And the real cool one a glovebox mounted clock with trim. Anyone know a little about these? Thanks

[KTPhil]

Photos, please!

Accessory heaters were usually in the front compartment, and would not have fit under the seat. Might be an aftermarket blower/heater.

Speaker boxes were usually home-made.

The dash clock may have been from an earlier year. Here are some in the gallery:

[jgruff]

Thanks. The clock is in the glovebox though not on the dash. I was able to post a pic of it in the gallery don't know how to get it from gallery to here[/img]

[60ragtop]

looks like split window bus clock
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[stale air]

^………Very cool! You didn't mention it being a vert, so if its not, then it also has a vert glovebox lock.
The trim is not attached to the clock, correct?
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[jgruff]

No the from is not attached to clock and no the car is a sedan not a vert

[VOLKSWAGNUT]

No not and original accessory, or rare, but a pretty unique, and a nice repurpose of other parts.
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[stale air]

It looks to have a 58-61 fuel gauge delete grille trim, and a speedo grille trim on either side of the clock.
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[Keith]

Not rare, its a split window deluxe bus clock. I cant say I care for it in the glove box lid like that. It would have looked much better mounted inbetween the headlight and wiper switches but I know space is a bit tight behind there with the wiper. That heater switch isnt VW its just a generic aftermarket switch that was sold in the 40's, 50's etc. I've sold a few N.O.S ones in the past. I can only imagine its hooked up to some other generic aftermarket heater that was available several decades ago.
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[BWD]

Those are not 66 dash knobs.
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[rcs_80]

I have a 66 as well. Anyone know where one can find a list of OEM accessories that were offered for a 66?

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